Leadership Standards in Action - by Cade Brumley (Paperback)

About the Book

Leadership Standards for Action is a powerful resource for aspiring principals, practicing principals, district leadership, and university faculty. The book responsibly unpacks the metaphor of principal as servant leader to the school's people and purpose.

Book Synopsis

Leadership Standards for Action is a powerful resource for aspiring principals, practicing principals, district leadership, and university faculty. The book responsibly unpacks the metaphor of principal as servant leader to the school's people and purpose.

Review Quotes

[It] encompasses every element necessary for school principals to be successful as servant leaders in an ever-changing society. This book fulfills a long-awaited demand for progressive principals in a very real world, challenged with monumental expectations to meet multiple needs within their learning communities.

As the standards movement progresses, Brumley argues that unless leaders are connected to passion, purpose, and servant-leadership, they will fail. A timely and powerful reminder of what's at the core of school leadership.

I really loved the book. Brumley's use of research, poetry, and experiences from real principals to examine concepts is exceptional. This should be a best seller!

The most important thing about servant leadership is putting it into practice. Dr. Brumley offers school principals a comprehensive guide to doing exactly that. This translation of servant leadership into daily practices will make school principals more effective in serving students and school communities.

The roles, responsibilities, and expectations of today's school leaders have changed. As a result, the type of leadership needed has also evolved. In order to successfully effect change in today's schools, a leader must not see the position as a job but as more of a calling. This book is a must-read for those who believe they have what it takes to accept the challenge of educational leadership.

About the Author

Cade Brumley is a district-level leader within the DeSoto Parish School System and adjunct graduate faculty at Northwestern State University and Louisiana State University-Shreveport. The former teacher, coach, assistant principal, and principal earned a Bachelors in Health and Human Performance from Northwestern State University, a Masters of Education in Administration from Louisiana State University-Shreveport, and a Doctorate of Education in Leadership from Stephen F. Austin State University.